About this episode

The episode discusses America's unjust prison system, comparing film portrayals to real life and exploring the psychological effects of incarceration.

Regulars Pontillo and Toe join to learn more about America's unjust prison system. We compare film portrayals to real life, the ingenuity of inmates they've witnessed, and we dive into the psychological before and afters of being locked up. ON THE GATE! ENJOY! Original air date: 3.2.26 Join the live chat Wednesday nights at 11pm EST. Uncensored versions of the show streamed Monday and Thursday at 2pm EST on GaSDigital.com. Signup with code OTG for the archive of the show and others like Legion of Skanks, In Godfrey We Trust, and Story Warz. FOLLOW Geo Perez Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/geoperez86/ Derek Drescher Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/derekdrescher/ On The Gate! A podcast hosted by two jailbird/recovering drug addicts and active comedians Geo Perez and Derek Drescher, who talk each week about their times in jail, what they learned, what you should know, and how they are improving their life or slipping into recidivism each day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Geo Perez, Derek Drescher

Guests: Myles Toe, James Pontillo

Topics covered

• prison system
• film portrayals
• psychological effects
• ingenuity of inmates
• recidivism

Keywords

• prison
• inmates
• psychology
• film
• recidivism
• comedy
• society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GaSDigital.com, Legion of Skanks, In Godfrey We Trust, Story Warz

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